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July 15, 2020

Nursing Home Deaths From COVID-19: U.S. Historical Data

Long-term care facilities like nursing homes and assisted living facilities represent the largest—and still growing—share of coronavirus deaths.
July 15, 2020

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By Gregg Girvan and Avik Roy

(This article is a companion to our main article on COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Please visit that page for the most updated data.)

Historical maps: Share of COVID-19 deaths in LTC facilities

The share of long-term care facility deaths as a share of overall COVID-19 deaths has increased slightly, from 40% to 45%, over the course of our study. Note the rise in share in Texas, in particular.

Historical maps: Share of LTC residents dying of COVID-19

The share of long-term care residents who have died from COVID-19 has increased considerably as the pandemic continues. The hardest-hit states have been New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.

Northeastern nursing homes and assisted living facilities are hardest hit. The cohort of northeastern states from Maryland to Massachusetts have experienced the greatest share of nursing home and assisted living fatalities, as a share of the number of residents in those communities. This is in part due to policy decisions by those states that discharged seniors with active COVID-19 infections from hospitals to long-term care facilities. (Graphic: A. Roy / FREOPP)
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